Parox preps 'Gen Mishima' movie spin-off

“Brethren,” which is the directorial debut of producer-turned-helmer Andres Mardones (“El Baile de la Victoria,” “Rabia”), is one of four movies now set up at Sergio Gandara’s Parox, a top Chilean TV production house.

Hendler plays Daniel, a 33-year-old pastor dispatched to an evangelical church in Chile, which he attended as a child. His attempts at modernization, passion for the woman he always loved and consuming guilt all contribute to the impending tragedy.

Gandara is also working on a movie spin-off of the dystopian thriller “Gen Maoa,” written by “Mishima” scribe Enrique Videla.

Gandara said, “Just making films in Chile is highly complex. TV production is larger scale and its budgets practically guaranteed, allowing companies to tackle film projects on a more industrial level.”